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I received a call and VM from this # today.  I am familiar with these scams however this one was odd because they gave my brother in laws name and said they were from the county processing office (in the same county he lives in on the other side of the country).  Thats a little too personal...

I didnt call back.  Careful folks they will ask you to purchase a prepaid credit card and make a payment by phone.

How can I verify whether or not a debt collector is legitimate?
Here are a few warning signs that could signal a debt collection scam:

The debt collector threatens you. Legitimate debt collectors probably won't claim that they'll have you arrested or claim that they or their employees are law enforcement officers.

The debt collector refuses to give you information about your debt or is trying to collect a debt you do not recognize. You have certain rights to ask a debt collector to verify the debt. You can use this sample letter to request this information. Ask for an explanation in writing before you pay.

The debt collector refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number.

The debt collector asks you for sensitive personal financial information. You should never provide anyone with your personal financial information unless you are sure they're legitimate.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

Ask the caller for his or her name, company, street address, telephone number, and professional license number. Many states require debt collectors to be licensed. Check the information the caller provides you with your state officials, or the state in which the debt collector holds a license. If the caller refuses or is unable to provide you with information about his company, or if you can’t verify the information he provides, do not give money to the caller or company.

Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." This notice must include:
The amount of the debt
The name of the creditor you owe
A description of certain rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, consider requesting this information in writing or seeking assistance before paying the debt to make sure the debt, and the company, are valid.

Tip: You can consider sending the collector a letter requesting the information by using one of the CFPB's sample letters. You can also submit a complaint to the CFPB or you can contact your state Attorney General’s office.

Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know the company or person you are talking with is a real debt collector. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft such as:
Charging your existing credit cards
Opening new credit card or checking accounts
Writing fraudulent checks
Taking out loans in your name

Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

Report the call. Submit a complaint with the CFPB or get in touch with your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers.

Stop speaking with the caller.If nothing else works and you believe the calls are fraudulent, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files.

Tip: You can use this sample letter to write a letter demanding the debt collector stop contacting you. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

Tip: If you're having trouble with debt collection, you can submit a complaint with the CFPB online or by calling (855) 411-CFPB (2372).

http://www.consumerfinance.gov/

My family and I keep getting phone calls through out the day. The person always states that I am going  to be arrested for fraud and I need to contact them to pay or I will go to jail. I have spoken to someone from customer services who fails to provide me with the exact name of the company which I did business with and does not want to mail a copy of supposed contract yet they keep calling my house and other family members.

My son was contacted today from this company after they called me and my husband numerous times.
They threatened that he would go to jail and pay over 1900.00 in court fees.  I called back to ask more questions, they do not have a website, they gave me the name of a company that is no longer in business.  He has never been contacted by anyone about this loan until today.  No supporting documentation and they were rude and very aggressive in their scare tactics.

If that is true, you should be able to give us the information at the top of the summons, since it is now "public information".

Give us the court name and location,  the name of the judge, the plaintiff's attorney's name and Bar number, and the name of the company or person that is suing you, the date you are supposed to appear, and possibly a docket number.

Can you do that, to prove your statement, or did I ask for too much information?

Well, then, just give us the name and address of the court, and the plaintiff's name.  You do not have to tell us your name.  That should not be difficult at all.  Otherwise, we will have strong evidence you were NOT served, and are fibbing to us, and are probably a shill for the phone number under discussion.

I betcha you can't give us the requested information.  You didn't even give the legal name,  physical and web address of the company that uses this phone number, so we could check their validity.

Do not bother to return and argue these points, unless you can provide the data I requested.
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Questions for you:
1) WHAT company?  (Legal name, address, and website, please)
2) Did they send you an USPS snailmailed Validation Letter before you paid?
3) How much are they paying you to shill for them?

So interesting after all these negative post that people are saying they helped them.  How did they help you, by harassing all of your family members?  Did they help you by threatening that you would go to jail and pay high court cost?  Collection companies do not act this way they are attempting to collect a debt and work with people not make threats.

Got a call from my dad saying some girl had told him I was getting summoned, and that now since she told him, I was now served.  I called the number he gave me, and got the 'processing' department.  I have worked in call centers since 1999.  When I was transferred, the male did not give any company ID or the mini-Miranda, which is required by all debt collectors, or they are out of compliance and can be sued for $1000.  I knew right there it was/is fraud/scam.

They gave me the last 4 of my SSN (which any shmuck can get these days), also my old address, and my old closed bank account number.  I asked when the payday loan was taken out, and for how much.  After, he gave me the date, I laughed and told him I was not even in the country at that time, nor was the account that supposed loan was deposited into even active.  He said he would call and verify with the bank.  He got back with me and told me the account was active, and they needed my code word to access it.  Which, any bank would never do, plus he also said the bank told him that I tried to get a mortgage with them around that time.  I have never tried to get a mortgage in my life.  Not to mention, banks will just tell you if the account is active or not.  Anyway, I gave him a bogus code word, just for grins, and imagine that.....he could not get in.  I was put back on hold and then H/U on.

I called the bank, and the rep and I went through the quiz of where I had lived in the past and what not, and viola.....no account on file for me.  I told her what was going on, she said to call them back and to quit scamming.

I called them back to mess with them, this time I got Carmen, on the phone......and again no mini-Miranda....and no mention of recording the call for quality assurance...."REALLY LEGIT PLACE HERE"  LMAO......Carmen told me that the only way she could stop this was to pay 'something' towards it.....hahaha....yeah lemme just pull out my cc.....I told her I'm claiming fraud on this, and she H/U.

I called back got Carmen again, and again no mini, no verifying of myself, no call recording......all FDCPA violations.....I asked her why she h/u....."I am done with my job"  "I am just doing what I get paid to do"  I feel really sorry for these people that they have to resort to harassing and scamming hard working people.  She also told me that I would have to go to court to clear my name or dispute the debt.  I reminded her that is not how it works.  I also got the name of the company.....TGA Recovery....which after a Google search led me here, and all the similar posts.  She also gave me a case number.  I told her I am calling the sheriffs office and reporting them.  Carmen H/U again.

I also loved the comments on here about how this company helped them.....ROFL, LMFAO!!!!!

Please give me more details on how you were 'helped'

FYI for all the helped people, don't forget this....it's at the bottom of the site
"Thank you for your contribution! Please watch your language and post only truthful information."

A relative received a call from "Lamont Davis" channeling the voice of "I AM GRUT" demanding that I call the "Plaintiff" at number 855...  or I would receive a court summons from sheriff's dept at home or work or "wherever they can find me," and if I don't show up I could face probation and possible active jail time.  I called the number, received voice mail which listed a great number of extensions.  I pressed "1" and left a message for "Arnold Johnson" stating my name and case number 3 times.  I'm glad I read everybody's posts to learn it is a scam.  These creeps need to be caught and punished.

You were served by a process server licensed to serve process in your state?

OK.

Fine.

Now.  Want to tell us:

1.  Name of Plaintiff
2.  Name of Defendant
3.  Attorneys for the two parties
4.  Date case was filed
5.  Case number
6.  Address of the court.

You can't object because a law case is a public record.

Just got a message on my work phone from this number for someone who hasn't been in this position in more than ten years - and there have been three other people working this desk in between. They said they were calling from the State of Indiana with a debt fraud case and left a "case number" for the person to call back with and finished the message with "Good Luck on your case, Ma'am.".

I imagine if they were really from the State of Indiana (oh, wait, it's a South Carolina number? Hmmm.) They could have got the intended victim's current phone number...

funny you say the address above, when i recieved information from them today they said their address po box 225 columbia sc 29201.

I recieved a call from this company they stated they were Prime Recover Group and I owed money fromm 2009.  I asked for verificationa and they emailed me generic letter from a generic email that anyone could have created on their computer.  I called back and spoke iwth a Mrs Johnson and asked for further verification and she said all she could do was give me an extension until tomorrow then they would serve me papers.  I can only pay by credit card and wanted to verify all my information.  Not only did she call me she called my son, mother in law and my work.  I have called my local sheriff office and reported threating phone calls.

Read what CWG40 posted further above - nothing to worry about - these are debt scammers attempting to scare people into paying a bogus debt, a debt that's already been paid, or even a debt that is owed - but not to the caller.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

   is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
   refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
   asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
   exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

   Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

   If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.
   Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
   Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
   Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
   Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

Also good info at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau:
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/1699/h ... legitimate.html